Aragon Launches Modular Governance Tools for Onchain Organizations

Aragon, a leading innovator in onchain governance technology, has unveiled a suite of new modular governance products designed to revolutionize the way onchain organizations operate and accrue value. The launch, announced on March 20th, 2025, aims to streamline decision-making processes, enhance token value, and provide customizable frameworks for onchain organizations.

The new tooling is set to empower projects to create modular governance systems that can adapt over time, ensuring real ownership, accountability, and sustainable growth. This development comes at a pivotal moment as imminent regulatory clarity is expected to pave the way for crypto founders and institutional players to create and distribute value onchain at scale. Aragon's latest offering seeks to move beyond the monolithic frameworks that have traditionally limited organizations' abilities to scale without stifling innovation.

In contrast to the prevalent token-based voting models, which have often been criticized for their ineffectiveness and lack of utility in decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), Aragon's new products propose effective governance models that are readily available. These models focus on long-term strategies for accruing and distributing value among stakeholders who have a vested interest in the organization's success, utilizing gauges to improve resource allocation and ensure token value accrual.

Key features of the new tooling include a modular organization builder that allows founders to design custom governance structures tailored to their specific needs. Additionally, the tooling offers customizable access control and permission management for enhanced security, no-code governance templates to save time and resources, modularized veLockers for long-term incentive alignment, and gauges to improve resource allocation and ensure token value accrual.

Several partners, including Puffer, Mode, and Bedrock, have already adopted Aragon's new technology to advance their infrastructure and improve resource allocation discipline at the organizational level. This adoption ensures that value accrues back to token holders, demonstrating the practical benefits of Aragon's innovative approach.

Anthony Leutenegger, CEO of Aragon, highlighted the significance of the launch, stating that 2025 is often referred to as the 'year of the fee switch,' where fundamentals and value accrual back to tokens become critical competitive advantages. He emphasized that the new Aragon app and Aragon Value Accrual Toolkit empower organizations to maximize the value they create and effectively distribute this value to stakeholders most aligned with their long-term success.

Aragon's legacy in modern governance systems is well-established, with continued adoption from leading projects such as Lido, Curve, Decentraland, Polygon, and Taiko. The combined vision for Aragon's latest release and developments in value accrual mark a significant step toward a better landscape for onchain and tokenomics-driven governance, providing greater opportunities for organizations to effectively manage their assets and further accelerate the industry's growth.

For more information about Aragon's modular governance tooling, users can visit the official website at https://www.aragon.org/. Aragon builds secure and modular onchain governance technology, having deployed the first DAO framework in 2017 and powered the creation of over 7500 DAOs, securing over $35 billion in value for leading projects.